Thesis supervisor: Nicholas Chandler
Location of studies (in Hungarian): Budapest Business School Abbreviation of location of studies: BGE
Description of the research topic:
Many studies of management overlook the complexities inherent in businesses. Large complex organisations in many locations are unlikely to have a single homogenous culture, single philosophy or management style, and yet many studies analyse these large organisations and specify a single culture type. The premise of this topic is that organisations are small worlds, with the same characteristics, such as subcultures, countercultures and fragmentations. Amongst the many areas that could be concerned with this research topic, and here are some possible research questions:
1. How do subcultures fragment in organisations in the same industry?
2. How has remote working effected the cultural boundaries and fragmentation of subcultures?
3. Are all subcultures counter cultures or can they be sources of competitive advantage?
4. How can subcultures be identified in organisations (testing different methodologies)?
5. The occupational subculture of remote working: how crises such as the pandemic affect cultural unity.
The topic of subcultures is one that has eluded researchers as it entertains a complexity that negates many previous studies that have oversimplified the nature of people and the need to be different.
We see increasing fragmentation around the world and combining the originality of the topic with how it links to current global events heightens its international relevance.
Learning outcomes:
1. Content Knowledge: Qualitative and quantitative methods for analysing organizational culture on a subcultural level. Differentiation between elements of culture (e.g., values, norms, assumptions, perceptions). The basis for subcultural formation from both internal and external environment perspectives.
2. Skills: Analysis & Problem-Solving (Define a problem and identify possible causes, forming arguments based on empirical studies, anticipating potential problems, forming and defending independent conclusions, developing research plans and models, overcoming obstacles to research work); Project Management & Organization
3. (manage a research project from beginning to end, identify and set SMART goals, tasks and timelines for completion); Information Management (search and identify sources, build a database of sources and results with large quantities of data, developing research tools and a rational method for analysing data, following ethical research protocols); Self-Management (time management, determination, working to
4. deadlines, adapting to changing circumstances, work without supervision); Written and Oral (prepare clear, logical, well-structured written materials, oral presentations, writing research documents, e.g. abstract, article, book chapter, synopsis, dissertation, explaining concepts and arguments to both experts and the general public), Critical thinking, Rational argumentation.
5. Expected outcomes: Participation in international conferences, quality articles for both national and international journals, original findings for publication, ability to critically apply theories, methodologies, and empirical studies to address current and essential questions in the student’s area of study.
Required language skills: English Recommended language skills (in Hungarian): English
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